Acting · Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA · Born August 1, 1960
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.
MovieIron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026
as Self
TVSean Combs: The Reckoning
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMr. Nelson on the North Side
2024
as Self
TVCamden
2024
as Self
TVJames Brown: Say It Loud
2024
as Self
MovieA GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
as Self
MovieFreestyle 101: Hip Hop History
2023
as Narrator
MovieCover Your Ears
2023
as Self
TVMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as The Beetle (voice)
TVFight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023
as Self
MovieSign the Show
2023
as Self
Movie2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self
MovieNothing Compares
2022
as Self
TVPayback
2022
as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
MovieUse of Force: The Policing of Black America
2022
as Narrator (voice)
MovieWoodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAnthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream
2021
as Himself
MovieOscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
as Self
TVThis Is Pop
2021
as Self
MovieAmerican Rapstar
2020
as Self [Archive]
MovieFor NYC
2020
MovieRicky Powell: The Individualist
2020
as Self
MovieCoachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
as Self
MovieIt's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
2020
as Self
The Cobra at Twilight
2019
MovieSystem Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
2019
MovieHidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
2019
as Self
MovieGrass Is Greener
2019
as Self
MovieThe Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
2018
as Self
MovieRock Rubber 45s
2018
as Self
MovieThe King
2018
as Self
MovieSurvivor's Guide to Prison
2018
as Self
MovieSystem Shock
2018
as self
MovieProphets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018
2018
TVWho Killed Tupac?
2017
as Self
MovieG-Funk
2017
as Self
TVSoundbreaking
2016
as Self
1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers
2016
MovieFull Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
2016
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Bet
2016
as Charles McD
MovieA Tale of James Brown
2016
as Self
MovieAll Things Must Pass
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
MoviePublic Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios
2015
as Himself
MovieHustlers Convention
2015
as Self
MovieJames Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014
as Self
MovieHeights Girl
2014
MovieAll About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014
as Self
MoviePublic Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre
2014
as Rappeur
Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was
2014
as Narrator
Dream School
2013
as Self - Student Mentor/Self - Raptivist, Musician, Digital Advocate
MovieSwing Lowe Sweet Chariote
2013
as DJ Jonny Specials
MovieThe Doctor
2013
as Narrator (voice)
MovieRebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
2013
as Self
MovieSomething from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012
as Self
MovieYo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
MovieCity Teacher
2012
MovieBe Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
2012
as Self
MovieFounding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)
2012
MoviePublic Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
2011
as Himself
MoviePrince: A Purple Reign
2011
as Self
MoviePlanet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
2011
as Self
MovieThe Weird World of Blowfly
2011
as Self
MovieThe (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
2011
as Self
MovieThe Fab Five
2011
as Self
MovieMy Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010
as Self
MovieStraight Outta L.A.
2010
as Self
MovieBig Pun: The Legacy
2009
as Self
MovieDo the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009
as Self
MovieCopyright Criminals
2009
as Self
MovieThe Black Candle
2009
as Self
MovieFounding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop
2009
as Narrator
MovieMovin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
2008
as Self
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
2007
as Self
MovieMixtape, Inc.
2007
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
2007
as Self
Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!
2007
as Himself
Ali's 65
2007
as Self - Narrator
TVLegends
2006
as Self
MovieFuck
2006
as Self
MovieRock the Bells
2006
as Himself
TVThe Henry Rollins Show
2006
MovieLeft of the Dial
2005
as Self
MoviePerfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
2005
as Self
MovieThe Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005
as Self - Narrator
TVBlack in the 80s
2005
MovieWake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Malcolm Y
Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour
2004
as Himself
TVAnd You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
as Self
MovieAnd You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
as Self
MovieLightning in a Bottle
2004
as Self
MovieJames Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
MovieGodfathers and Sons
2003
as Self
TVThe Blues
2003
as Self
MovieBeef
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
as Himself
MovieMuddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues
2001
MovieMoney for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music
2001
as Self
TVAqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Chuck D (voice)
TVSealab 2021
2000
as Abelard (voice)
TVThe Hip Hop Years
1999
as Self
MovieJackie Chan: My Story
1998
as Self - Rapper
MovieAn Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as Leon Brothers
TVBehind the Music
1997
as Self
MovieAnthem
1997
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieRage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996
1996
MovieRap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
TVNewsRadio
1995
as Chuck D
TVMTV Europe Music Awards
1994
as Self - Presenter
TVNew York Undercover
1994
TVSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
MovieThe Real Malcolm X
1992
MoviePublic Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live
1992
as Hard Rhymer
Rap's Most Wanted
1991
as Self
MovieHard 'N Heavy Volume 16
1991
as Self
MoviePublic Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
1990
MovieSlammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990
as Self
MovieImpact Video Magazine
1989
MoviePublic Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
1989
TVYo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
MoviePublic Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987
1987
as Self
TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
TVThe Grammys
1959
as Self
Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream
as Self
